[Olsr-dev] convincing google to support ad-hoc mode

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Is this widely implemented?  Like in RHEL, Ubuntu, Windows, Mac OS X, etc?

.hc

On May 24, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Teco Boot wrote:

> No.
> 
> But I think it is very usable in an ad hoc network. With MPTCP, the TCP stack can use whatever link to the Internet which is available. Ferry Huberts is working on enhancements on the OLSR SmartGateway, making multiple exit links usable. 
> 
> Teco
> 
> Op 24 mei 2012, om 14:12 heeft Hans-Christoph Steiner het volgende geschreven:
> 
>> 
>> Is this related to Adhoc mode?  I couldn't understand any connection.
>> 
>> .hc
>> 
>> On May 24, 2012, at 7:23 AM, Teco Boot wrote:
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>>> Could you check status on MPTCP?
>>> Google did support development of kernel adjustment. Intel is involved also.
>>> See http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/multipathtcp/current/msg01676.html 
>>> Check http://mptcp.info.ucl.ac.be/ for details.
>>> Thanks, Teco
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Op 24 mei 2012, om 05:19 heeft Hans-Christoph Steiner het volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I'm here at the Google Internet at Liberty conference in Washington DC.  There are some internal rumblings in Google about making Android support Ad-hoc mode natively.  I think we should support this effort as much as possible, since it'll make mesh on Android work a lot easier.  One concern in Google is whether the hardware universally supports ad-hoc mode, or whether Android would have to make special cases for the hardware that does not support ad-hoc mode.
>>>> 
>>>> As far as I know, all wifi hardware that would be included in an Android phone will support ad-hoc mode.  Anyone have any info on this, whether contradicting or supporting this claim?
>>>> 
>>>> .hc
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